Bed-sofa



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

H. E. WOLTER.

BED SOFA.

Patented July 19, 188'7.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN E. \VOLTER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BED-SOFA.

5PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,707, dated July19,1887.

Application ti!ed February 29, 1:87. Serial No. 1-29, 161.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN E. women, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sofa-Beds; and I dodeelare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap'pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bed'sofas.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, durable bedsofa whichmay be easily changed from a sofa to a bed, and vice versa. I attainthese objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a side view of the bed-sofa adjusted for use as asofa. Fig. 2 is aside view of the same with the frame adjusted for useas a bed and the upholstered frames partially turned, showing theconnecting-bar. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same adjusted for use as abed. Fig. 4 is a front view of the bed-sofa. Fig. 5 is a sectional viewof the arm, showing the construction, the toothed catch by which the armis adjusted to the post, and the catch by which the arm is held inposition when the whole is used for a bed; also a section of the top ofthe post and the arm or bar by which the toothed catch on the arm isheld when the whole is adjusted for use as a sofa. Fig. 6 is a side viewof the back upholstered frame when it is adjusted for use as a bed,showing the adjustable legs. Fig. 7 is an end view of that portion ofthe two upholstered frames where they come together, with a portionbroken away, showing the pin and slot by which the two are kept in line.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.-

The main frame consists of the side pieces, (t, supported by the legs band c, braced by the arm (I, the sides thus formed being connected bythe rails e and f, the rail 6 connecting the front and the railf theback legs. At the rear end of the side pieces, a, is pivoted at a thesides of the back, (marked g,) and at the top of these two sides isattached the rail g, which (No model.)

forms a connection between them. Pivoted at h to the sides 9 are thearms 1 which at their outer ends are constructed as shown in Fig. 5, andare provided with the catches i, which engage with a triangular pin,which is held in position in the top of the leg or post b at rightangles, with a slot cut in thepost to accommodate the catch At 0 on theback legs are attached projections, which fit into a catch, k, (shown inFig. 5,) on the arms when the frame is adjusted for use as a bed, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It will be noticed that the arm, in combination with the catch, holdsthe back framein a horizontal position when adjusted for use as a bed,and with the ratchet and triangular pin, in combination with the arm,the back is held in nearly a vertical position when adjusted for use asa sofa.

The upholstered frames landm are made of strips of any suitablemateriahand having ends and sides to which the upholstering is fastened,one side to be upholstered as a sofa or chair, the other sideupholstered like a mattress. These frames Z and m are supplied withaxles near the middle of their ends,which revolvein boxes Z and m in theframe. A red, at, is pivoted to the top of the back and the back of theseat'framcs. This connecting-rod causes both frames to revolvesimultaneously. WVhen adjusted for use as abed, dowel-pinsin the frameat enter recesses in the frame Z, as shown in Fig. 7. These will notallow the edge of either frame to pass below the other at themeetingpoint. These frames are provided with folding legs 0, as shown inFig. 6, and when not in use are folded over the edge of the frame, asshown in dotted lines. Vhen in use, those attached to the frame Zsupport it, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus it will be seen that the legs 0assist the main frame in supporting the revolving frames l and m.

In the ends of the frame Z are pins 1), which project enough to strikeon the sides a when in the position shown in Fig. 3, which assist instrengthening the joint between the frames Z and m. At the center of thetop of the back is socured a catch of any suitable design,which willassist in holding the frame in position. This catch is shown and markedq, Fig. 4.

In operating or changing from a sofa to a bed, the arms are raised fromthe pins j, the catch q disengaged, the back let down to a horizontalposition, and the catches k on the arms adjusted on the projections c onthe hind legs. The top of the back is then pushed forward, which, by thearm n, revolves the seat or frame Z until the pin m enters therecessl.The folding legso are then let down and the change is complete,whichoperation is reversed in changing again into a sofa.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with the main supporting-frame, of the frame 9hinged to said main frame, the upholstered frames Z and m,

pivoted at their middle points of opposite sides in the mainsupporting-frame and to the hinged frame 9 g, respectively, the rod n,connecting the adjacent edges of the frames Z and m, and the arms 1',adapted to engage devices, substantially as described, on the main frameto hold the upholstered frames in the positions to which they may beadjusted, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the main supporting-frame, of the frame gg,hinged to said main frame, the upholstered frames Z and m,

. l pivoted I at their middle points of opposite sides in the mainsnpporting-frame and to the hinged frame 9 g,'respective1y, the rod a,connecting the adjacent edges of the frames Z and m, said frames havinglegs 0 hinged therein, and the arms 1', adapted to engage devices,substantially as described, on the main frame to hold the upholsteredframes in the positions to which they may be adjusted, as set forth.

3. The combination, with the main supporting-frame, of the frame 9 g,hinged to said main frame, the upholstered frames Z and m, pivoted attheir middle points of oppositesides in the main supporting-frame and tothe hinged frame 9 g, respectively, the rod a, connecting the adjacentedges of the frames Z and m, said I \Vitnesses:

R. M. MoDERMoTT, B. L. PoLLooIe

